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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031905464 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • btl_agenthouse1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BONANZA ANNOUNCEMENT <bigtimepool11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <btl_agent_tonyadams@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:01:49 -0400
Subject: 2007 BONANZA PROMO NOTIFICATION (FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
DIRECTORATE)



Big Time Lottery Ltd1-3, Church St, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire M30 0DF Lotteries & Pools. ***************************** Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02 Batch: 12/25/0034 *****************************
ATTENTION:WINNING NOTIFICATION
We hereby inform you of the draw of the Big Time Lottery International program held on 29th of May 2007 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP£1,000, 000.00 (One million great britain pounds) in cashcredited to file C/9080118308/02. This is from a totalcash prize of GBP£50 Million pounds, shared amongst the first fiftheen (15) lucky winners in this category. This years Lottery Cash prize award is the 2nd largest ever for the Bigtime Lottery Organisation(B.L.O). The estimated £75 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in the historical proceedings. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2000 drawing of The big game, mega millions predecessor.
All participants were selected randomly(Electronically) from the 'World Wide Web' site through a computer ballot system and extracted from over 100,000 company addresses. This promotion takes place annually. No ticket was sold. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning informations confidential till your claim is processed and your money transferred to a designated bank account of your choice. This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in UK as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your GBP£1,000,000.00 (One million great britain pounds) would be released to you by our affiliate agent payment center in London.
ELIGIBILITY: This promotion is offered electronically via the Internet and is open to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address. Principals and employees of the BigTime Lottery Promos and its respective Parents,subsidiaries and their immediate families are noteligible.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES: It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for oversea winners.To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency,to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your prize award winning. Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the body assigned with the verification of all emerged winners. Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed t o facilitate your claims;
AGENCY HOUSE: Atlantico Groupo Seguidad S.A International AGENT: Mr. Tony Hughes Adams Email: btl_agenthouse1@yahoo.com.hk Tel: +447031905464 +447024060536
Note that all claim process and clearance procedures must be duly completed early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of doubleclaim. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batchnumbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part ofour promotional lottery program.
Faithfully, Mrs Elizabeth Terry, Announcer. For: Smith Carpenter AFRO-ASIAN Zonal Cordinator. Bigtime Lotto International
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